• Dinner on tap at Italian-American Club

    The Sgt. John Basilone Italian-American Club will offer its final dinner of the year 6:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at the club, 48 Appleby Ave., South River. Dinners will resume Jan. 8, 2013. The fresh-cooked homemade dinner will include roast pork, salad, sweet potatoes, applesauce, dessert and coffee or tea. Menus change each week. Cost is…

  • Columbiettes sets theatre fundraiser

    St. Bartholomew Columbiettes is selling tickets for the 3 p.m. Dec. 16 matinee performance of “A Christmas Carol” at Playhouse 22, in East Brunswick. Profits from the fundraising sale will benefit local charities in the East Brunswick area. Tickets, which cost $25 each, include refreshments at 2 p.m., followed by the show at 3 p.m.…

  • Center Stage to dance ‘Nutcracker’ Dec. 16

    Center Stage Dance and Theater School, with locations in East Brunswick, Marlboro and Ocean Township, will present its classical ballet production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” 4 and 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Middlesex County College, Edison. Performances are open to the public. Tickets cost $25 each and may be purchased at the door or in…

  • Write-in winners look to make their mark in J’burg

    Both candidates utilized social media in impromptu campaigns BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg Board of Education has welcomed its two newest members, Elliott Stroul and Paul Rutsky. School officials and fellow board members wished their new colleagues luck at the Nov. 29 meeting, when it was announced that the two write-in…

  • Wacky Wings set for Wednesdays at VFW

    Clark-Moetz Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2319 hosts a Wacky Wings Night 5-8 p.m. every Wednesday at the post home, 45 Broad St., Milltown. Guests are invited to try the post’s sauces or to bring their own. Wings cost 50 cents each. Poppers, breaded zucchini, potato pancakes and corn fritters also are available. All…

  • Casino Night to raise funds for JFVS causes

    Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County (JFVS) will hold its Casino Night fundraiser beginning at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at the JFK Hospital Conference Center, 70 James St., Edison. The community is invited to play blackjack, roulette, craps and join in a poker tournament to win prizes. Registration is $54 per person and…

  • Stroke to be topic at caregivers meeting

    Michelle Golba-Norek, R.N., community health education manager, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, will offer a presentation titled “Stroke: Everything You Should Want to Know” at the next meeting of the Reformed Church Home Caregivers Support Group set for 2-3:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 north, Old Bridge.…

  • ‘Evening of Opera’ to feature soprano Dec. 18

    Lyric soprano Annamaria Stefanelli will sing a mix of favorite arias and classical pieces in “An Evening of Italian Opera, Holiday Edition,” a performance and dinner set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Fiddleheads Restaurant, 27 E. Railroad Ave., Jamesburg. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. Stefanelli, a professional opera singer who teaches at the…

  • Tricky-tray and comedy tickets on sale Dec. 18

    Spotswood High School Project Graduation 2013 will hold its Tricky Tray gift auction Jan. 25, 2013, at Spotswood High School, 105 Summerhill Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Calling will begin at 7:30 pm. Snow date is Feb. 1, 2013. The event is open to adults age 18 and older. Tricky-tray ticket sales will…

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